Fuel Saving Tips

[tazmanic]

on my way to work, i heard that lng will be commercially available by next year for private vehicle owners. how much work will converting engines from being gasoline to lng fed be? ano masasabi ng mga mech engg nating mga kapatid?

[bgates1]

just a suggestion of mine:

- most of us are that have cars are only for home->office->home daily which consumes an average of 8 litters of gasoline daily.

- according to statistics there are at least 25,000 registered cars in metro manila and nearby province that are being use daily thru home->office->home alone, not including some other vehicles. to sum that up this 25,000 cars are being used at an average of 4 days a week. it is 4 days because of odd/even scheme.

- if all of the 25,000 cars limit their usage from 4 days to 2 days. the demand for gasoline will go down at an average of 400k liters of gasoline per week.

- so what does this mean? the law of supply and demand will then be applied, if that is so, this means:

- lower consumption of gasoline because you only used your car 2 days a week and also gasoline prices may be lower down because of the law of supply and demand.

[floppydrive]

Here's a tip that worked for me before - asisde from shifting up at around 2,000 rpm and accelerating slowly, plan your movement on the road so you won't have to step on the brake pedal. This may mean planning to drive at non-rush hours, staying clear of public utility vehicles, and always observing all the cars around.

 

Drive when it is cool so you don't need to turn on the airconditioner (early morning or late evening).

 

When you have the art of predicting other cars OK, you may want to try this, but be aware that it's very dangerous if you're not careful: When you see that you need to stop, remove your foot from the accelerator and shift to neutral to coast the car. Bare in mind that it's only safe to do this when the volume of traffic is very very low. Nowadays, it's impossible to do this.

 

I tried this before on a Sentra Diesel during the first Gulf War (and my first oil crisis), and was able to improve fuel consumption from 12km/l to 18 km/l city driving (Diliman-Sampaloc-Paranaque route).

[junphd]

Has anyone tried the Khaos thing? Is it really effective in saving gas? and is it really safe for your car?

[junphd]

I have an old car, a corolla 94, what's the best way to save on gas? I drive a lot everyday because of my work. Also, what gas is best for my car, unleaded or premium or the hi-octane one?

[floppydrive]

I have an old car, a corolla 94,  what's the best way to save on gas? I drive a lot everyday because of my work.  Also, what gas is best for my car, unleaded or premium or the hi-octane one?

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Follow the tips suggested above:

Don't rev high - keep it below 2,000rpm.

Minimize load and air drags in and on your car.

Maintain the car regularly - change oil, fuel, spark plugs, air filters as recommended.

Minimize use of the air con.

Plan your trips to avoid traffic congestions - travel on off peak hours, look for other routes.

 

Is your car carbuerated? If so, please mind how fast you accelerate or step on the pedal. Carbuerators are very wasteful when accelerating. Step on the pedal slowly so the carb wont inject too much filler fuel into the engine. Also, keep your foot steady - pumping the pedal will make the carb squirt filler fuel.

 

Hope this helps.

[turboneticssx8]

kailangan talaga mag tipid sa gas ngayon. bad trip 30 na ang unleaded! dati 4500 a month lang gastos ko sa gas ngayon halos 5500 na.

 

sabi nila by july 2005 aabot daw sa 50 ang gas. wag naman sana!

[pedro_del_norte]

buy a bike or a scoot

 

invest in gears and take a riders course. ride safely!

[MTBCommuter]

Time to take a look at the good ole bicycle!

[chad_moneyshot]

buy a bike or a scoot

 

invest in gears and take a riders course. ride safely!

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mura nga ang gas, delikado naman... isang bangga ka lang... tapus ka na.. hehe

[gwapogi]

dude... as much as i would like to be "cool" and agree with your statement, i can't...

 

no matter what you ride is, if its your time... then... game over...

 

 

indeed, two wheelers are far, far, far more fuel efficient thatn four wheelers...

 

nevertheless, a car is indeed safer than two wheeler any time of the day...

[MTBCommuter]

basta maingat, walang problema sa disgrasya. Pag oras na ng tao, walang magagawa....

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guess d best way to SAVE on fuel is to walk or commute if possible

[gwapogi]

kailangan talaga mag tipid sa gas ngayon. bad trip 30 na ang unleaded! dati 4500 a month lang gastos ko sa gas ngayon halos 5500 na.

 

sabi nila by july 2005 aabot daw sa 50 ang gas. wag naman sana!

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heard of that, too... 50 bucks for 1 freakin' liter on unleaded gas? now, at 30 bucks, i'm consuming about 4,500 PhP per week... at 50, that would be almost 7,500 per month... WOW!!!

[fordrallyesport]

Follow the tips suggested above:

Don't rev high - keep it below 2,000rpm.

Minimize load and air drags in and on your car.

Maintain the car regularly - change oil, fuel, spark plugs, air filters as recommended.

Minimize use of the air con.

Plan your trips to avoid traffic congestions - travel on off peak hours, look for other routes.

 

Is your car carbuerated?  If so, please mind how fast you accelerate or step on the pedal.  Carbuerators are very wasteful when accelerating.  Step on the pedal slowly so the carb wont inject too much filler fuel into the engine.  Also, keep your foot steady - pumping the pedal will make the carb squirt filler fuel.

 

Hope this helps.

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Tol ok yung tip mo a..

 

May dina drive kasi akong pick up na 80's model pa. ISUZU KB petrol(gas)

de karburador siya, maaksaya sa gas. mas maganda nga yung palubog ng palubog yung paa mo sa accelerator para mas mabilis acceleration.. masama din pala yung bomba ng bomba pag high speeds na? kasi sabi sa kin e bombahin ko lagi daw para maganda ang circulation ng gas. ewan ko ba kung ano yung tamang way ng pag da drive ng mga lumang sasakyan.. etong pickup na to e mabilis din kahit luma na, up to 120kph kasi petrol sya, kaso sa kalumaan, laging tumitirik, tapos kelangan mo pang i idle ng 3 - 5 min. bago mo patakbuhin.